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I flourished in Your heart. | I flourished in Your heart. | ||
As I pass away and when I die, | As I pass away and when I die, | ||
Please don't forget me.{{#tag:ref|The flower metaphor in this song is so unrelenting that one can only wonder if it is a metaphor at all. A more literal translation of this last verse would be: | |||
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As a flower bud, I was in Your mind; | |||
I blossomed in Your heart. | |||
Pollen spent, devoid of life, | |||
Please don't forget me. | Please don't forget me. | ||
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</poem> | </poem> | ||
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